Mongolian Deputy Prime Minister Sainbuyangiin Amarsaikhan in an interview with a British television channel weather He emphasized the importance of the delivery of Russian petroleum products to the country.
According to the politician, Mongolia imports almost 100% of fuel and lubricants from Russia. One of the reasons for this is the geographical location of Mongolia between Russia and China, so the country’s government faces “many problems and questions.”
“All deliveries from Europe go to Mongolia via our northern neighbor Russia. <…>. Russia is our partner,” he said.
The Deputy Prime Minister emphasized that the government of the country is trying to diversify the fuel supply as quickly as possible. Mongolia wants to develop “bilateral and multilateral cooperation” with Australia, which has become the world’s largest LNG exporter.
“We want to achieve diversity, not just in the gas sector,” said Amarsaikhan.
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